Children's Books on How Things Work

The Way Back Home

By Jeffers, Oliver, Jeffers, Oliver

Trains

By Gail Gibbons

i-SPY Every vehicle on the road: What can you spot? (Collins Michelin i-SPY Guides)

By i-SPY

Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions

By Don Wulffson

Discover Science: Robots

By Clive Gifford

Robot: Meet the Machines of the Future

By DK, Dr Lucy Rogers

Inventions: A History of Key Inventions that Changed the World

By Adam Hart-Davis, Nishant Choksi

From Cow to Carton: Band 04/Blue (Collins Big Cat Phonics)

By Vic Parker, Collins Big Cat

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds - How to be a Magician!: Band 07/Turquoise

By Isabel Thomas, Will Amlot, Collins Big Cat

Way Things Work

By Chris Oxlade

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Lunchbox: The Story of Your Food

By Chris Butterworth, Lucia Gaggiotti

Shocking Electricity (Horrible Science)

By Arnold, Nick, De Saulles, Tony

Minecraft Epic Bases: 12 mind-blowing builds to spark your imagination

By Mojang AB

All About Bread

By Geoffrey Patterson

Stone Age Boy

By Satoshi Kitamura

1 Interesting fact a day: 366 interesting facts from around the world to read with the family A book for kids 8-12 who want to learn something new and surprising about the world every day

By Bubbles Books

The No. 1 Car Spotter Goes to School (Walker Racing Reads)

By Atinuke, Cadwell, Warwick Johnson

Cathedral: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

By David Macaulay

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds - Smart Gadgets: Band 06/Orange

By Jo Nelson, Rupert Van Wyk, Collins Big Cat

Mega Machine Puzzles: Activities for Boosting Problem-Solving Skills!

By Vicky Barker, Vicky Barker (Art Director, b small publishing), Ste Johnson

Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions

By Don Wulffson, Laurie Keller

Infernal Devices (Mortal Engines Quartet)

By Reeve, Philip, Philip Reeve

Planes and Rockets and Things That Fly

By Richard Scarry, Scarry, Richard

DK Readers: The Story of Chocolate

By C.J. Polin

DK Eyewitness Books: Electricity: Discover the Story of Electricity-from the Earliest Discoveries to the Technolog

By Steve Parker

Rosie Revere's Big Project Book for Bold Engineers

By Andrea Beaty, David Roberts

Science Is...: A Source Book of Fascinating Facts, Projects and Activities (Reprint)

By Bosak, Susan V

The Smithsonian Visual Timeline of Inventions

By Platt, Richard

Circuits & Conductors

By Peter Riley